The Tri-Town’s schedule of Memorial Day festivities is jam-packed this year, with Mattapoisett and Rochester joining forces to celebrate the life and service of SPC Steven E. Gutowski, a Plymouth resident slain in Afghanistan on Sept. 28, 2011. Known as “Guto” to his fellow soldiers and “Goot” to friends and family in Plymouth, where he [...] Read more »
It’s a little too soon to be certain, but I think everything’s going to work out just fine. It isn’t easy caring for a baby at this stage in life. Just the lack of sleep alone is draining. Not to mention the constant movement, the bending, lifting, walking, and reaching of it all. This is [...] Read more »
It’s a windy wet day but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the musicians at Shipyard Park. The Junior High band and Chorus entertained the masses through the gusts and mist for a grand kick off to the summer concert season. Photos by Paul Lopes Read more »
The bidding process is underway for the Marion Fireworks but the work is not done. Fundraising efforts have already yielded over $38,000 towards the effort and they will continue to try and reach the $50,000 goal. The exact figure needed is not known until the bids are opened and the costs of services such as [...] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Board of Library Trustees has appointed Elisabeth “Libby” O’Neil as the new Head Librarian at the Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion. She will take the place of Judith Kleven who is retiring May 31 after 26 years. Before accepting this job, O’Neil was the Youth and Community Outreach Librarian for the Boston Public Library at Copley [...] Read more »
May 11 was a wet and wild day for the students and instructors who make up ORR Junior High School’s chorus and bands, as the groups attended the Great East Music Festival hosted in West Springfield. The seventh- and eighth-grade chorus, led by Angie Vaughn, secured gold, as did the seventh- and eighth-grade band, led [...] Read more »
Ask an eighth-grader where they see themselves in 10 years, and most will give you a blank stare. Many are honing a skill at vocational technical school or planning for college and have some general idea of where they think their future lies. Ask Marion resident Aaron Norcross, and he will tell you about his [...] Read more »
Retired Fire Chief Scott Ashworth wasn’t always into collecting and restoring antique pieces of firefighting history. Ashworth’s love of all things automotive came from his racing days at the Golden Spur Speedway in Lakeville, and he even has a garage filled with colorful NASCAR race jumpers (both old and new), as well as the Oldsmobile [...] Read more »
Olivia R. Silva’s first step toward world domination took place earlier this month at the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair. The 16-year-old from Mattapoisett won a first-place award among 400 competitors for her research on the effects of a compromised immune system on T. molitor, the common mealworm. “It was more of an environmental [...] Read more »
Let me start by confessing that I am not a “townie.” Many of you reading this article might snicker and say to yourself “Well, I am,” or “Same for me.” Mattapoisett, like nearly every other location you could think of in the U. S. of A., has become a melting pot just like our great [...] Read more »
